Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Manuel Jefferson, Lamar County, Texas, 1867

Manuel Jefferson registered to vote in Lamar County on July 11, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Lamar County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Lamar County

Manuel Jefferson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Manuel Jefferson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Lamar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Lamar County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"John Glover"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Lamar County highlighted
Lamar County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 15 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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